Real estate business booms amid pandemic

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. (WXYZ) — A new home under construction in Birmingham is just a block over from the office where Simon Thomas is managing a fast-growing realty brokerage firm in a red-hot real estate market.

“We’ve recruited just under 80 agents in just around 2-and-a-half years, our sales are booming and the industry’s great, knock on wood, it was a big part of it,” Thomas, who runs Dobi Real Estate, said.

According to Thomas, the culture at the firm also plays a key role in their success at attracting agents who generate listings and close deals.

“I think our growth is from really just doing what we say we’re going to do, it’s very important to us, our core values are very important to us,” he said.

They’re also front-and-center on Dobi’s marketing pamphlet for recruiting agents.

  • Boss up
  • Client above all
  • Create value
  • Be humble
  • Come together

“One of the things we talk about here all the time is, you’re not on a team, you’re your own individual,…

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